Sahel visit leaves fundamental issues unaddressed

Summary:

A senior delegation from the UN Security Council made a visit to the Sahel region in October 2017. The trip followed a string of high profile armed attacks and was meant to help the Council identify better ways to confront the region's security problems.

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This commentary feature argues that the trip helped clarifying the international community's commitment to the region, but also showed how far there still was to go in terms of tackling the political, economic and social issues that fuel conflicts.